Correct. The answer is b. Like so many indentured servants in the seventeenth century, Anne Orthwood was drawn to the colonies by the promise of plentiful jobs (and few workers to fill them).

Incorrect. The answer is b. Like so many indentured servants in the seventeenth century, Anne Orthwood was drawn to the colonies by the promise of plentiful jobs (and few workers to fill them).

Correct. The answer is d. Indentured servants had no power or control over who owned their indenture (and thus owned them), since masters could sell the indenture to someone else at any time and for any reason.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Indentured servants had no power or control over who owned their indenture (and thus owned them), since masters could sell the indenture to someone else at any time and for any reason.

Correct. The answer is c. William Kendall amassed a fortune by marrying wealthy widows of a higher social standing, and he wanted his nephew John to do the same. William sold Anne in an effort to prevent Anne and John from starting a relationship, as they were hoping to do.

Incorrect. The answer is c. William Kendall amassed a fortune by marrying wealthy widows of a higher social standing, and he wanted his nephew John to do the same. William sold Anne in an effort to prevent Anne and John from starting a relationship, as they were hoping to do.

Correct. The answer is b. This essay presents two examples of indentured servant men who married wealthy women: William Kendall and John Kendall. By “marrying up,” these men were able to become prosperous while many other former servants struggled.

Incorrect. The answer is b. This essay presents two examples of indentured servant men who married wealthy women: William Kendall and John Kendall. By “marrying up,” these men were able to become prosperous while many other former servants struggled.

Correct. The answer is a. The title of this essay, “The Gamble of Indentured Servitude,” signals that its central purpose is to use one woman’s story to illustrate how the decision to become an indentured servant really was a gamble—one that could turn out well (as it did for William Kendall) or extremely poorly (as in the case of Anne Orthwood).

Incorrect. The answer is a. The title of this essay, “The Gamble of Indentured Servitude,” signals that its central purpose is to use one woman’s story to illustrate how the decision to become an indentured servant really was a gamble—one that could turn out well (as it did for William Kendall) or extremely poorly (as in the case of Anne Orthwood).